Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Top Ten Tuesday














(As always, a big thanks your to the fab bloggers over at The Broke and The Bookish for this weekly meme!)

This week on Top Ten Tuesday the topic is top of my most recent five star reads. It's a timely subject, because I've been super lucky to be picking up one five star read after another at the moment! It's a high I'm probably going to come crashing down from soon - Red Queen is coming up on my tbr and the more I hear about this book the more I think I'm going to find it annoying more than enjoyble - but here are some of the books I've been throwing stars at lately;

Siren's Song
My most recent five star review and confirming that this is indeed a five star trilogy, I was lucky enough to get the conclusion to Mary Weber's series via NetGalley. But I've pre-ordered a hardback copy anyway. A series this epic deserves pride of place on my bookshelves!

Siren's Fury
It was well over a year between me reading Storm Siren and Siren's Fury because of that ending, but safe in the knowledge that I had the next book to dive into, I finally relented. The themes of this series of freedom, choice and power are woven beautifully in a gripping story. I couldn't put the damn thing down!

Storm Siren
I loved this book! Anyone who follows my blog or Twitter will have no doubt seen me raving about this book and series. It's a perfect storm (no pun intended) of YA fantasy, kickass heroine, incredible world building and swoonworthy romance with an ending to die for. I'm giving away a copy over on Twitter if you haven't already checked this book out, I promise it's so worth the read!

Seed
I read Seed for UKYA in the Rain on Ally's blog, although thanks to Google Hangouts going a bit crazy I missed the actual chat and my opportunity to rave about this book.

Longbow Girl
At the time of reading, this was my favourite read of 2016, although it's since been usurped by the Storm Siren trilogy. I picked it up expecting a time travelling sort of female Robin Hood, but what I actually got was a slow burn story about family, friendship and being true to who you are. And I loved it!

Blood Moon
Book three in the Everealm series by J.D.Wright, I first got introduced to this series through the blog tour for book two and fell in love! There's a magical quality to Wright's storytelling. It doesn't have the most traditional structure, with the pov skipping between multiple characters on a whim, but it just makes the fast paced story all the more exciting. Plus it spares pages of extraneous material in order to get one character's pov for an entire chapter.

Henge
Arthurian legend meets Harry Potter meets The Hunger Games meets The X Factor. Being Cornish I love anything with a hint of old celtic mythology so jumped at the chance to read this reimagining of Morgan le Fey/Morgana Pendragon. Spoilers come thick and fast if you know the stories of King Arthur, but I still couldn't put the book down. If anything, knowing where the story is going only makes it more heartbreaking.

The Queen Of The Tearling
The Invasion Of The Tearling was a mixed bag imo, but there's no denying that Queen was a breathtaking read, with one of the greatest YA heroines ever committed to print. Completing your coronation with a knife in your back? That's badass!

Six Of Crows
Despite my issue with the ending, I knew I'd love Leigh Bardugo's new series and Six Of Crows didn't let me down! Yes Kaz was a smug git and yes Wylan was only there to make up the numbers, but I was so swept up in this YA Ocean's Eleven that I got passed all that. Plus Jesper was clearly the best character anyway, helped of course by the fact that in my head he looks like Anthony Mackie. Hollywood, make it happen!

We Were Liars
Oh god ... this book! A recommendation from the bookish lovelies on #ukyachat on Twitter, my reaction at the time was best described in emojis as I couldn't string a sentence together for babbling.
It starts with the priviledged but damaged Cady, a pill-popping emotional wreck as she revisits her childhood home and her fellow Liars, cousins Johnny and Mirren and family friend Gat, as the truth about what really happened that fateful summer that changed her life is slowly revealed. And what a revelation!

I've loved the topic this week! I always like revisiting some of my favourite reads! What have been some of your five star reads lately? Leave a link in the comments and I'll be sure to check out your list!
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  1. Zareena29 March 2016 at 12:08

    I've been in a reading slump for so long but I have Six of Crows on my shelf and think it would be a great one to help me start reading again :) I've seen Mary WEber's books around but I haven't really heard much about them. I'm glad you enjoyed them and I'll definitely have to check them out. Thanks for sharing!

    Zareena @ The Slanted Bookshelf

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 13:56

      Definitely check out the Storm Siren trilogy if you can, I'd recommend that series to anyone, it's fantastic! Six of Crows would be a great book to bring you out of your slump, it's got so many twists and turns you'll never get bored!

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  2. Stardust Words29 March 2016 at 12:37

    Ooh ooh so many of these are new to me, but I also really really love Six of Crows and We Were Liars! Definitely want to read queen of the tearling at some point... idk when that will be, but it's on the radar! thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier :)

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 13:57

      I'm more of a fnatasy YA fan than a contemporary YA fan but I'm so glad I read We Were Liars. I can usually see twists coming but that one had me completely shocked!

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  3. Betwixt the Pages29 March 2016 at 13:52

    Oh! I remember seeing Seed somewhere and being really intrigued by the cover...and then forgetting the book existed! I need to go look it back up on Goodreads and see if it's something I'm interested in trying!

    Great list this week--there are a few books here I don't recognize, which means I need to go search them out! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Here's my TTT

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 13:58

      That's the only problem with TTT, your tbr list gets crazy big! I wouldn't have picked up Seed if it wasn't for the reading group, but it was completely unputdownable!

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  4. hills of books29 March 2016 at 14:53

    Ah quite a few of these are on my TBR already, six of crows is still sat unread on my shelves, the siren trilogy pops up at me ever time I go on amazon!! I've never heard of the Longman Girl but shall have to go and check that out. I've just finished The Queen of the Tearling (also make it onto my TTT)
    and I agree she is such an amazing character!!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:00

      I usually hate things that are repeatedly in my face on Amazon and avoid them on principle (no Amazon, I do not want to read Queen Of Shadows. Not now, not ever anymore!) but Storm Siren is the exception, you must read it!

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    2. hills of books31 March 2016 at 14:10

      I find the most annoying thing is when it keeps recommending me books I bought from different places, like six of crows it keeps recommending it to me but I bought it from my local bookstore and it currently starring at me from my tbr shelf!!

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  5. Unknown29 March 2016 at 16:02

    I LOVED "We Were Liars" and its awesome to see someone else loved it too.
    My Road To Perfect Harmony

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:00

      So much love for tht book, even though the ending kills me!

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  6. Tracy 29 March 2016 at 16:44

    A lot of these are new to me, but I've really been wanting to read Six of Crows! I even own a copy but haven't gotten around to reading it yet! Great list :D

    Here are my Top Ten!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:01

      Thanks Tracy! I'm the same, I have so many yet to be read books on my shelves, but that doesn't stop me buying more!

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  7. Anonymous29 March 2016 at 21:45

    I LOVED We were Liars! I read it a couple years ago and I STILL think about it. I was such a mess whilst reading it. I haven't read the Sirens series, but the covers are beautiful. I really want to read Queen of the Tearling and Six of Crows too!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:03

      All great reads, although I'd probably recommend the Siren trilogy first because all five books are so good and out now. Invasion Of The Tearling was a bit of a let down after Queen and there's still about six months until the Six Of Crows sequel is out.

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  8. Annemieke | A Dance with Books30 March 2016 at 02:37

    It's great when you can find a trilogy that can be completely 5 stars for you. I can't say I've found one of those yet.

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:04

      I've only read two, the Storm Siren and Daught of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor. It's usually book two that slumps in trilogies for me, but neither of those did, they were fantastic throughout.

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  9. Ellie30 March 2016 at 07:41

    Awesome list--Six of Crows is amazing! And finding a five-star trilogy is really lucky--I think The Darkest Minds may be the only one that was five stars all the way for me. Will have to check out Henge and Longbow Girl, they both sound awesome.

    Thanks for stopping by @ Spellbound!

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    1. hills of books30 March 2016 at 08:35

      There is so much love for Six of Crows I really need to read it! I also need to finish The Darkest Minds trilogy i have read the first two but i have heard mixed things about the third and i haven't got around to buying it yet! So much reading to be done!!

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    2. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:06

      I'm lucky to have found two (Storm Siren and Daughter Of Smoke And Bone), but most trilogies suffer a dodgy episode somewhere. I'll have to check out The Darkest Minds series, I've seen them on a few TTT lists but hadn't heard of them before. Like Deborah says, so much reading to be done!

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  10. The Graveyard Rose30 March 2016 at 13:52

    Loved your list! New Follower.
    My ttt
    http://hauntedgravebooks.blogspot.com/2016/03/top-ten-tuesday-last-ten-books-i-gave-5.html

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    1. MikaylaGray31 March 2016 at 14:07

      Thanks Renee, I'm off to check out your list now!

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